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From Tony Pulis to tiki-taka: Stoke tap Barcelona for talenthttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/01/from-tony-pulis-to-tiki-taka-stoke-tap-barcelona-for-talent
Mark Hughes is transforming the club’s style by signing Barça players but they are not the only footballers with panache beating a path to the Potteries<p>Heard the one about the Barcelona player who signed for Stoke? As football philosophies go, the reigning European champions’ tiki-taka approach used to be as far removed from the brand of football feted in the Potteries under Tony Pulis as it was possible to be. Not any more.</p><p>The signing of the Dutch winger <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/27/stoke-city-ibrahim-afellay-signing">Ibrahim Afellay</a> after the end of his contract in Catalonia means four players have taken the journey from Camp Nou to the Clayton Wood training complex next to the busy A500. A trend that was started when Marc Muniesa – the defender who represented Spain at all age-group levels – arrived in 2013 on a free transfer has now seen Bojan Krkic, the highly rated teenage Morocco winger Moha El Ouriachi and Afellay join Mark Hughes’ increasingly cosmopolitan band.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/27/stoke-city-ibrahim-afellay-signing">Stoke announce signing of former Barcelona winger Ibrahim Afellay</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/01/from-tony-pulis-to-tiki-taka-stoke-tap-barcelona-for-talent">Continue reading...</a>Stoke CityMark HughesBarcelonaFootballSportSat, 01 Aug 2015 21:00:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/01/from-tony-pulis-to-tiki-taka-stoke-tap-barcelona-for-talentPhotograph: Rex Shutterstock/HoogteThe Holland winger Ibrahim Afellay has joined the increasingly cosmopolitan band being assembled by Mark Hughes at Stoke City. Photograph: Rex Shutterstock/HoogtePhotograph: Rex Shutterstock/HoogteThe Holland winger Ibrahim Afellay has joined the increasingly cosmopolitan band being assembled by Mark Hughes at Stoke City. Photograph: Rex Shutterstock/HoogteEd Aarons2015-08-01T21:00:02ZPremier League Asia Trophy: five things we learnedhttp://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/jul/19/premier-league-asia-trophy-five-things-we-learned-arsenal-everton-stoke-city
<p>Arsenal and Arsène Wenger may have found their Shangri-La for new season, while Everton face test and 6ft 7in Peter Crouch heightens interest in Stoke City</p><p>Ars&egrave;ne Wenger was in a particularly upbeat and relaxed mood this week. Team sponsors Emirates laid on a customised private jet that resembled a hotel, so the Arsenal squad all arrived fresh and rested. His staff had bagged the best hotel in town, the one normally reserved for presidents and royalty: the Shangri-La, should you ever be in need of a bed in Singapore. The players loved the pool and Wenger had nabbed the best training facilities of all three clubs, too, at the American School.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/18/arsenal-everton-asia-trophy-final-match-report">Arsenal 3-1 Everton | Asia Trophy final match report</a> </p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/15/everton-stoke-city-premier-league-asia-trophy-match-report-football">Everton’s Phil Jagielka makes the difference in shootout with Stoke</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/jul/19/premier-league-asia-trophy-five-things-we-learned-arsenal-everton-stoke-city">Continue reading...</a>Premier LeagueArsenalStoke CityEvertonArsène WengerMark HughesPeter CrouchRoberto MartínezFootballSportSun, 19 Jul 2015 12:49:22 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/jul/19/premier-league-asia-trophy-five-things-we-learned-arsenal-everton-stoke-cityPhotograph: Stanley Chou/Getty ImagesPeter Crouch, right, was the Stoke City player the football fans in Singapore wanted to see.Photograph: Stanley Chou/Getty ImagesPeter Crouch, right, was the Stoke City player the football fans in Singapore wanted to see.Photograph: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty ImagesThe Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, was particularly upbeat and relaxed as his side competed in the Premier League Asia Trophy. Photograph: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty ImagesPhotograph: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty ImagesThe Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, was particularly upbeat and relaxed as his side competed in the Premier League Asia Trophy. Photograph: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty ImagesNick Callow in Singapore2015-07-19T12:49:22ZMark Hughes: Xherdan Shaqiri took Stoke’s ambitious approach seriouslyhttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/14/xherdan-shaqiri-stoke-city-mark-hughes-inter
• ‘We had conversations and I went out to meet the boy,’ says Hughes<br />• Stoke’s £13m offer was accepted by Inter but Shaqiri turned down move<p>Mark Hughes has defended Stoke City’s ambitious pursuit of Internazionale’s Xherdan Shaqiri but conceded the club’s move for the Switzerland international is dead in the water.</p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/01/stoke-xherdan-shaqiri-inter-agree-fee" title="">Inter accepted Stoke’s &pound;12m bid for the 23-year-old winger</a>, who won the Champions League with Bayern Munich in 2013, but Hughes failed to convince Shaqiri his future lay at the Britannia Stadium and the club drew a line under the transfer last week.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/01/stoke-xherdan-shaqiri-inter-agree-fee">Stoke City agree &pound;12m fee with Inter for Xherdan Shaqiri</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/14/xherdan-shaqiri-stoke-city-mark-hughes-inter">Continue reading...</a>Mark HughesStoke CityInternazionaleTransfer windowFootballSportTue, 14 Jul 2015 12:40:56 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/14/xherdan-shaqiri-stoke-city-mark-hughes-interPhotograph: Aflo/Rex ShutterstockInternazionale accepted Stoke’s £12m bid for Xherdan Shaqiri but the Switzerland international opted against a move to the Britannia Stadium.Guardian sport and agencies2015-07-14T12:40:56ZStoke City close to securing former Liverpool defender Glen Johnsonhttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/11/liverpool-glen-johnson-move-stoke-city
• Mark Hughes: ‘Glen has played at a high level. We can benefit from that’<br />• Former England right-back would be Stoke’s sixth signing of the summer<p>Stoke City are close to agreeing a deal for the former Liverpool right-back Glen Johnson as they continue their summer recruitment drive.</p><p>No deal has been confirmed but the Stoke manager, Mark Hughes, said on Saturday the 30-year-old England international’s experience would be a valuable addition to the squad.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/11/liverpool-glen-johnson-move-stoke-city">Continue reading...</a>Stoke CitySportFootballLiverpoolMark HughesTransfer windowPremier LeagueSat, 11 Jul 2015 13:38:21 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/11/liverpool-glen-johnson-move-stoke-cityPhotograph: Richard Sellers/PAThe former Liverpool defender Glen Johnson won 54 England caps and also played for West Ham, Chelsea and Portsmouth. Photograph: Richard Sellers/PAPhotograph: Richard Sellers/PAThe former Liverpool defender Glen Johnson won 54 England caps and also played for West Ham, Chelsea and Portsmouth. Photograph: Richard Sellers/PAPress Association2015-07-11T13:38:21ZStoke City land in Singapore ahead of Asia Trophy - videohttp://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2015/jul/09/stoke-city-singapore-asia-trophy-video
Stoke City arrive in Singapore on Thursday ahead of the Asia Trophy tournament. The pre-season tournament is held every two years and includes three Premier League teams and the home team. This year's edition will feature Arsenal, Everton, Stoke and the Singapore Selection XI. The tournament kicks off on 15 July <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2015/jul/09/stoke-city-singapore-asia-trophy-video">Continue reading...</a>Stoke CitySportFootballMark HughesThu, 09 Jul 2015 15:29:51 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2015/jul/09/stoke-city-singapore-asia-trophy-videoguardian.co.uk140x84 trailpic for Stoke City land in Singapore ahead of Asia Trophy - videoGuardian Staff2015-07-09T15:29:51ZEsteban Cambiasso’s refusal to go quietly is the mark of great player | Gregg Bakowskihttp://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/jun/24/leicester-esteban-cambiasso-refuses-to-go-quietly
Leicester’s talisman could have seen out his twilight football years in comfier surroundings than a relegation dogfight but like Gianfranco Zola, Mark Hughes and Johan Cruyff before him, he was raging against the dying light<p><em>“Do not go gentle into that good night … Old age should burn and rave at close of day … Rage, rage against the dying of the light” – Dylan Thomas.</em></p><p>There is a depressing inevitability about the decision a garlanded but ageing footballer makes when choosing one last challenge before ending his career. It is a choice coloured by fear. Too often they’re spooked by the voice whispering in their ear: “You’re past it, it’s over, give up.” It’s why many cop out, choosing a kind of footballing semi-retirement instead. Somewhere warm and well-facilitated to wind down, where the staff tell them what they want to hear and the locals understand their growing limitations. The money helps too, of course.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/15/football-quiz-where-did-these-players-end-their-careers">Football quiz: at which club did these players end their careers?</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/jun/24/leicester-esteban-cambiasso-refuses-to-go-quietly">Continue reading...</a>Gianfranco ZolaMark HughesFootballSportWed, 24 Jun 2015 10:59:09 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/jun/24/leicester-esteban-cambiasso-refuses-to-go-quietlyPhotograph: Dan Mullan/Getty ImagesLeicester’s Esteban Cambiasso won no silverware but he finished last season wearing the glow of a man who looked like he had. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Dan Mullan/Getty ImagesLeicester’s Esteban Cambiasso won no silverware but he finished last season wearing the glow of a man who looked like he had. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty ImagesGregg Bakowski2015-06-24T10:59:09ZStoke’s Mark Hughes wants Asmir Begovic to stay amid rumoured exithttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/15/asmir-begovic-stoke-city-mark-hughes
• Begovic has just over a year left on current deal<br />• Goalkeeper linked with Manchester United and Liverpool<br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/may/15/football-10-things-to-look-out-for-this-weekend" title="">• Ten things to look out for this weekend</a><p>Mark Hughes has reiterated his desire to keep the goalkeeper Asmir Begovic at Stoke City and denied reports of a contract dispute.</p><p>The Bosnia-Herzegovina international will enter the final year of his current deal this summer and there has been much speculation about his future. Hughes has often stated that the club and the player plan to discuss the situation at the end of the season, but that has not prevented rumours that talks have stalled over wage demands.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/15/asmir-begovic-stoke-city-mark-hughes">Continue reading...</a>Stoke CityMark HughesFootballSportFri, 15 May 2015 13:07:50 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/15/asmir-begovic-stoke-city-mark-hughesPhotograph: Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesAsmir Begovic has just over a year left on his contract at Stoke but Mark Hughes is confident of extending it. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesAsmir Begovic has just over a year left on his contract at Stoke but Mark Hughes is confident of extending it. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesPress Association2015-05-15T13:07:50ZMemory Lane: sport stars' weddings – in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2015/apr/11/memory-lane-sport-stars-weddings-in-pictures
<p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/apr/10/andy-murray-wedding-kim-sears-dunblane">As Andy Murray ties the knot with Kim Sears</a>, we’ve had a rummage around the archives to check out the nuptials of some sport stars from yesteryear<br>• <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2015/apr/11/andy-murray-wedding-kim-sears-dunblane-cathedral-in-pictures">Andy Murray weds Kim Sears - in pictures</a></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2015/apr/11/memory-lane-sport-stars-weddings-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>Memory LaneTennisFootballCricketHorse racingBoxingBaseballAthleticsCyclingSnookerMichel PlatiniDiego MaradonaMark HughesMuhammad AliSportUS sportsSat, 11 Apr 2015 10:02:44 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2015/apr/11/memory-lane-sport-stars-weddings-in-picturesPhotograph: Richard Melloul/Sygma/CorbisPhotograph: Richard Melloul/Sygma/CorbisSteven Bloor2015-04-11T10:02:44ZJosé Mourinho lauds Loïc Rémy for striker’s impact on title drivehttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/05/jose-mourinho-loic-remy-charlie-adam-chelsea-stoke-city
• ‘Loïc is a great boy and his contribution is already crucial to Chelsea’<br />• Mark Hughes plays down first-half exchange with midfielder Glenn Whelan<br />• <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/04/chelsea-stoke-city-premier-league-match-report" title="">Chelsea 2-1 Stoke City</a><p>Chelsea are approaching the time when magnanimity becomes that bit easier and there was plenty of it on display after <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/04/chelsea-stoke-city-premier-league-match-report" title="">a victory whose importance overrode its quality</a>. Jos&eacute; Mourinho and Didier Drogba were among those at pains to seek out Charlie Adam, whose astonishing 66-yard equaliser felt like the apex of a lifetime’s work, for congratulations and they could do so in the knowledge that a contribution from much closer in had again held off the prospect of a meaningful title race.</p><p>Lo&iuml;c R&eacute;my had attempted four shots inside the first 18 minutes, two of them expertly repelled by Asmir Begovic, but he had no need to duel with the Stoke goalkeeper shortly after the hour. Begovic, overenthusiastically heeding Mark Hughes’s earlier entreaty that his side play from the back, rolled a straight, telegraphed ball towards Steven Nzonzi that was touched by Willian to Eden Hazard and eventually squared for R&eacute;my, in front of an unguarded goal, to make his second decisive intervention in as many games <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/22/hull-city-chelsea-premier-league-match-report" title="">after his late winner last time out at Hull</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/05/jose-mourinho-loic-remy-charlie-adam-chelsea-stoke-city">Continue reading...</a>Premier LeagueChelseaStoke CityJosé MourinhoMark HughesFootballSportSun, 05 Apr 2015 21:29:05 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/05/jose-mourinho-loic-remy-charlie-adam-chelsea-stoke-cityPhotograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesDiego Costa is consoled by the Chelsea manager, José Mourinho, after the substitute against Stoke was replaced himself because of injury. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesDiego Costa is consoled by the Chelsea manager, José Mourinho, after the substitute against Stoke was replaced himself because of injury. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesNick Ames at Stamford Bridge2015-04-05T21:29:05ZStoke City not yachts or private jets is what matters to Peter Coateshttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/02/stoke-city-peter-coates-private-jets
Peter Coates is worth £1.2bn but the son of a miner and first world war hero has stayed close to his roots – reflected in how he runs Stoke and his views on how fans should benefit from TV riches<br />• <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/27/mark-hughes-new-stoke-contract-2018" title="">Mark Hughes signs new Stoke contract to stay at Britannia until 2019</a><p>Peter Coates hardly ever misses a Stoke City game but now and again he likes to take a winter break. This season, the Stoke chairman looked through the fixtures at the back end of January, weighed up the merits of a trip to Spotland on a Monday evening in the FA Cup fourth round or a holiday in Miami, and felt it was time to get away.</p><p>Yet it was not quite as straightforward a decision as some might think and come the day of the match, Coates was wandering the streets of Miami trying to find a bar showing what was happening back in Rochdale. “The first one I went in I got nowhere,” he says. “I went in the second one and it was called Linnigans. The guy was at the bar with the remote control and I said: ‘What football have you got on?’ He said: ‘What do you want to watch?’ I said: ‘Rochdale-Stoke.’ So he flicked about, found it and said he would put it on the big screen. So can you imagine, I’m in Miami, ask for Rochdale-Stoke and there it is. There were four of us, it was happy hour as well, so the drinks were half-price. It doesn’t get any better than that, does it?”</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/02/stoke-city-peter-coates-private-jets">Continue reading...</a>Stoke CityMark HughesTony PulisChelseaRoman AbramovichFootballSportThu, 02 Apr 2015 21:00:07 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/02/stoke-city-peter-coates-private-jetsPhotograph: Fabio De Paola/GuardianStoke City chairman Peter Coates says he has not even considered how much the club he bought for £4.5m in 2006 is worth today. Photograph: Fabio De Paola for the GuardianPhotograph: Fabio De Paola/GuardianStoke City chairman Peter Coates says he has not even considered how much the club he bought for £4.5m in 2006 is worth today. Photograph: Fabio De Paola for the GuardianStuart James2015-04-02T21:00:07ZMark Hughes signs new Stoke contract to stay at Britannia until 2019http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/27/mark-hughes-new-stoke-contract-2018
<p>• Hughes has been at Stoke since May 2013<br>• ‘We can do even better next season,’ manager says</p><p>Mark Hughes has agreed a new contract with Stoke City until 2019. The manager revealed in January he had entered talks to extend his deal beyond 2016.</p><p>Hughes has been at Stoke since the summer of 2013 and has guided them to 10th in the Premier League this season. “I’m delighted to have signed a new contract,” he told the club’s website. “I think it’s exciting times for Stoke City, everyone can see there’s more progress to be made and we want to see how far we can take the club.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/27/mark-hughes-new-stoke-contract-2018">Continue reading...</a>Stoke CityMark HughesFootballSportFri, 27 Mar 2015 15:01:19 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/27/mark-hughes-new-stoke-contract-2018Photograph: Mike Egerton/PAMark Hughes has extended his stay at Stoke until 2018 having entered talks in January. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PAPhotograph: Mike Egerton/PAMark Hughes has extended his stay at Stoke until 2018 having entered talks in January. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PAPress Association2015-03-27T15:01:19ZAlan Pardew criticises Crystal Palace’s James McArthur over ‘dive’ at Stokehttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/22/alan-pardew-crystal-palace-james-mcarthur-dive-stoke
• Manager says midfielder should be ‘embarrassed’ over simulation booking<br />• Mark Hughes blames individual errors as Stoke slide to another defeat<p>Crystal Palace’s James McArthur has been criticised by his manager Alan Pardew, who feels the midfielder should be “embarrassed” about diving in <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/21/stoke-city-crystal-palace-premier-league-match-report" title="">Saturday’s win at Stoke</a>. McArthur was booked early in the second half of the Premier League clash at the Britannia Stadium for simulation having taken a tumble in the box.</p><p>Pardew told Sky Sports’ Goals on Sunday programme: “He dived.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/22/alan-pardew-crystal-palace-james-mcarthur-dive-stoke">Continue reading...</a>Premier LeagueStoke CityCrystal PalaceAlan PardewMark HughesFootballSportSun, 22 Mar 2015 16:03:46 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/22/alan-pardew-crystal-palace-james-mcarthur-dive-stokePhotograph: Matt Bunn/BPI/REX/Matt Bunn/BPI/REXCrystal Palace's James McArthur battles with Charlie Adam, of Stoke City at Britannia Stadium. Photograph: Matt Bunn/BPI/REXPhotograph: Matt Bunn/BPI/REX/Matt Bunn/BPI/REXCrystal Palace's James McArthur battles with Charlie Adam, of Stoke City at Britannia Stadium. Photograph: Matt Bunn/BPI/REXPress Association2015-03-22T16:03:46ZSteve Bruce hits back at Mark Hughes over tackle on Stephen Irelandhttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/02/bruce-hughes-stephen-ireland-tackle
• ‘Stephen Ireland committed the worst challenge on the pitch,’ says Bruce<br />• <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/01/gruesome-image-stephen-ireland-stoke-city-tackle" title="">Gruesome image emerges of Stephen Ireland’s leg after tackle</a><p>Steve Bruce has hit back at Stoke City after a gory picture emerged of a bloody gash in <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/01/gruesome-image-stephen-ireland-stoke-city-tackle" title="">Stephen Ireland’s leg following a challenge by Maynor Figueroa</a>.</p><p>Mark Hughes claimed the tackle could have ended his player’s career and that Figueroa should have been sent off since the injury needed 12 to 15 stitches.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/02/bruce-hughes-stephen-ireland-tackle">Continue reading...</a>Steve BruceHull CityStoke CityMark HughesFootballSportMon, 02 Mar 2015 15:43:53 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/02/bruce-hughes-stephen-ireland-tacklePhotograph: Mike Egerton/PAStoke City’s Stephen Ireland lies clutching his calf after a tackle by Maynor Figueroa of Hull City.Press Association2015-03-02T15:43:53ZGruesome image emerges of Stephen Ireland’s leg after tacklehttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/01/gruesome-image-stephen-ireland-stoke-city-tackle
• Stoke midfielder suffers deep gash from Maynor Figueroa tackle<br />• Tackle could have ended Ireland’s career, says Mark Hughes<p><em>• The graphic image of Stephen Ireland’s injury is embedded at the bottom of the page. If you do not want to see it, please do not scroll down</em></p><p>A gruesome image has emerged showing Stephen Ireland’s leg shortly after the tackle his manager Mark Hughes said could have ended the Stoke midfielder’s career.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/01/gruesome-image-stephen-ireland-stoke-city-tackle">Continue reading...</a>Stoke CityMark HughesHull CityFootballSportSun, 01 Mar 2015 14:47:55 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/01/gruesome-image-stephen-ireland-stoke-city-tacklePhotograph: Mike Egerton/PAStoke City’s Stephen Ireland lies clutching his calf after a tackle by Maynor Figueroa of Hull City. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PAPhotograph: Mike Egerton/PAStoke City’s Stephen Ireland lies clutching his calf after a tackle by Maynor Figueroa of Hull City. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PAPress Association2015-03-01T14:47:55ZAston Villa left exposed as Tim Sherwood opens up against Stoke Cityhttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/feb/22/aston-villa-exposed-tim-sherwood-stoke-city
• Villa manager left low after Stoke come from behind to win<br />• Shift to 4-4-2 leaves gaps in Aston Villa midfield<p>Rudyard Kipling did not need his Uefa Pro Licence to know that a manager cannot afford to get too up or down after meeting with triumph and disaster so it was disarming to hear Tim Sherwood agree that losing at home to Stoke City was as low as he had felt in football.</p><p>While the new Aston Villa manager’s honesty is endearing, it is unconventional. A most upbeat first week in the job had led to a conviction that three points from his first game would be a formality but, as the 19th-century poet forewarned, Sherwood needs to “start again at your beginnings” in training on Monday after this setback.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/feb/22/aston-villa-exposed-tim-sherwood-stoke-city">Continue reading...</a>Aston VillaStoke CityTim SherwoodMark HughesPremier LeagueFootballSportSun, 22 Feb 2015 22:30:10 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/feb/22/aston-villa-exposed-tim-sherwood-stoke-cityPhotograph: Matt Bunn/BPI/RexTim Sherwood said he was at his lowest ever point in football after Aston Villa's loss to Stoke City. Photograph: Matt Bunn/BPI/RexPhotograph: Matt Bunn/BPI/RexTim Sherwood said he was at his lowest ever point in football after Aston Villa's loss to Stoke City. Photograph: Matt Bunn/BPI/RexPeter Lansley at Villa Park2015-02-22T22:30:10ZBlackburn fear losing Josh King on a free after hat-trick downs Stokehttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/feb/15/blackburn-rovers-stoke-city-fa-cup-match-report
• Former Manchester United striker’s current deal expires this summer<br>• Gary Bowyer hoping for home draw in FA Cup quarter-finals<p>Gary Bowyer decided to push the boat out after his Blackburn Rovers team gave Stoke City a sound hiding. How? By eating a Mars Bar, of course.</p><p>Bowyer, a sober character, attempted a facade of focusing on the next match following <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/feb/14/blackburn-rovers-stoke-city-fa-cup-match-report" title="">this 4-1 dismantling of the Potters </a>that took Rovers into Monday evening’s draw for the FA Cup quarter-finals. Rovers are 11 points from a promotion berth in the Championship, and Bowyer wants attention to move to Cardiff City on Tuesday evening.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/feb/15/blackburn-rovers-stoke-city-fa-cup-match-report">Continue reading...</a>Blackburn RoversStoke CityMark HughesFA CupFootballSportSun, 15 Feb 2015 22:30:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/feb/15/blackburn-rovers-stoke-city-fa-cup-match-reportPhotograph: Andrew Yates/ReutersJosh King scored three and won a penalty against Stoke but Gary Bowyer says the Norway forward is still in talks over a new contract at Blackburn Rovers. Photograph: Andrew Yates/ReutersPhotograph: Andrew Yates/ReutersJosh King scored three and won a penalty against Stoke but Gary Bowyer says the Norway forward is still in talks over a new contract at Blackburn Rovers. Photograph: Andrew Yates/ReutersJamie Jackson at Ewood Park2015-02-15T22:30:01ZPeter Crouch and Glenn Whelan sign two-year Stoke contract extensionshttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/29/peter-crouch-stoke-mark-hughes
• Crouch committed to the club until he is 36<br />• Hughes: ‘They are both fantastic professionals at Stoke’<br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/26/rochdale-stoke-city-fa-cup-fourth-round-match-report" title="">• Stoke win closing tie of the FA Cup fourth round</a><p>Peter Crouch and Glenn Whelan have signed two-year contract extensions with Stoke City, the Premier League club have announced.</p><p>The former England striker Crouch, who celebrates his 34th birthday on Friday, had been linked with a move away from the club with his existing deal due to expire in June but is now committed to the club until 2017.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/29/peter-crouch-stoke-mark-hughes">Continue reading...</a>Stoke CityPeter CrouchFootballMark HughesSportThu, 29 Jan 2015 17:22:08 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/29/peter-crouch-stoke-mark-hughesPhotograph: Andrew Boyers/Action ImagesPeter Crouch, right, and Bojan Krkic celebrate Stoke’s 1-0 Premier League victory over Leicester at the King Power Stadium. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action ImagesPhotograph: Andrew Boyers/Action ImagesPeter Crouch, right, and Bojan Krkic celebrate Stoke’s 1-0 Premier League victory over Leicester at the King Power Stadium. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action ImagesPress Association2015-01-29T17:22:08ZStoke’s Bojan Krkic ruled out for season after injuring knee at Rochdalehttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/27/bogan-krkic-injury-stoke-city
• Forward ruptured cruciate ligament and requires surgery<br />• ‘It’s bitterly disappointing as he was making a big impact,’ says Mark Hughes<br />• <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/26/rochdale-stoke-city-fa-cup-fourth-round-match-report" title="">FA Cup match report: Rochdale 1-4 Stoke City</a><p>The Stoke City forward Bojan Krkic will miss the rest of the season because of a serious knee injury. The 24-year-old suffered cruciate ligament damage after scoring the opening goal in the <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/26/rochdale-stoke-city-fa-cup-fourth-round-match-report" title="">4-1 FA Cup win at Rochdale on Monday</a>.</p><p>The Spaniard pulled up unchallenged in the Cup tie and left the ground on crutches, heading for hospital. Scans revealed a ruptured cruciate ligament in the left knee and which requires surgery. His recovery time is expected to be between five and six months.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/27/bogan-krkic-injury-stoke-city">Continue reading...</a>Stoke CityMark HughesFA CupFootballSportTue, 27 Jan 2015 19:41:07 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/27/bogan-krkic-injury-stoke-cityPhotograph: Matt McNulty/JMP/RexStoke City's Bojan Krkic calls for assistance after injuring a knee during the FA Cup tie at Rochdale. Photograph: Matt McNulty/JMP/RexPhotograph: Matt McNulty/JMP/RexStoke City's Bojan Krkic calls for assistance after injuring a knee during the FA Cup tie at Rochdale. Photograph: Matt McNulty/JMP/RexPress Association2015-01-27T19:41:07ZMark Hughes confident Stoke can readjust for Rochdale challengehttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/25/mark-hughes-stoke-rochdale-fa-cup
• Stoke recently returned from warm-weather training in Dubai<br />• Hughes says Potters have good opportunity to win FA Cup<br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/23/rochdale-stoke-city-match-preview" title="">• Match preview: Rochdale v Stoke City</a><p>Mark Hughes is confident his Stoke side will not be caught cold on Monday night when they play Rochdale at Spotland just days after returning from warm-weather training in Dubai.</p><p>The Stoke manager took his squad to Dubai for a change of scenery as temperatures plunged last week. Returning to the cold to face the League One side in the FA Cup fourth round may come as a shock to their system, but Hughes is unconcerned.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/25/mark-hughes-stoke-rochdale-fa-cup">Continue reading...</a>Stoke CityRochdaleMark HughesFA CupFootballSportSun, 25 Jan 2015 16:01:08 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/25/mark-hughes-stoke-rochdale-fa-cupPhotograph: Lynne Cameron/PAMark Hughes says Stoke must 'face the conditions and get on with it' when they face Rochdale at Spotland, having recently returned from Dubai. Photograph: Lynne Cameron/PAPhotograph: Lynne Cameron/PAMark Hughes says Stoke must 'face the conditions and get on with it' when they face Rochdale at Spotland, having recently returned from Dubai. Photograph: Lynne Cameron/PAPress Association2015-01-25T16:01:08ZStoke City’s Mark Hughes decides loan best option for Robert Huthhttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/15/robert-huth-loan-stoke-city-mark-hughes
• Huth has made one league appearance since November 2013 <br />• Defender has been charged with aggravated misconduct by FA<br /><p>Mark Hughes wants to send Robert Huth out on loan but insists the 30-year-old defender can still have a future at Stoke.</p><p>Huth, a Stoke player for more than five years, has made only one Premier League appearance since suffering a knee injury in November 2013.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/15/robert-huth-loan-stoke-city-mark-hughes">Continue reading...</a>Stoke CityMark HughesTransfer windowFootballSportThu, 15 Jan 2015 18:40:32 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/15/robert-huth-loan-stoke-city-mark-hughesPhotograph: Dave Thompson/PAStoke manager Mark Hughes has insisted that Robert Huth could still has a future at the club, despite his recent FA charge. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PAPhotograph: Dave Thompson/PAStoke manager Mark Hughes has insisted that Robert Huth could still has a future at the club, despite his recent FA charge. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PAPress Association2015-01-15T18:40:32Z